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Can Javascript call a server side include?

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Dec 12.2003

Hi, I’m wondering if there is a way to pull a ssi at random the way you pull a random image like this:

<a href=”term_photos/spring_term_photos/prom/index.htm”><script type=”text/javascript” language=””>document.write(“<IMG border=1 HSPACE=2 BORDER=0 SRC=’random_images/” + Math.ceil(Math.random() * 15) + “.jpg’>”)</script>

For the above script, I would put images in the folder and name them “1.jpg, 2.jpg” etc. I would like to do the same thing with ssi’s, but I can’t get it to work. It seems like it should be easy. Is it?

Thanks.

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@monotobaDec 12.2003 — Hi,

I am new to JavaScript however, if JavaScript is anything like perl, vbs, and php, any file that is parsed on the server is not avaliable on the network over typical http protocol. If the file is simply a file that is not parsed but is simply included in another file that is parsed, then simply giving the url of the file should deliever it's contents.

I hope this helps.
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@havikDec 12.2003 — http://forums.webdeveloper.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7014&highlight=document.write%2A

In this thread, it is stated that the INCLUDE (a server-side include) is a server-side function and the document.write is a client-side function. Once the file starts up at the client, it cannot use anything on the server. The SERVER has to read the INCLUDE, not the CLIENT.
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